Overview

The focus of investment in desalination and reuse is changing. The boom in municipal desalination and reuse which quadrupled the size of that market over the past decade has mostly played itself out. Now the smart money is on industrial water - with water intensive industries investing in water technologies that enable them to use water more efficiently, this is the fastest growing sector of the water market today.

Water technology companies need to position themselves now to take advantage of this growth - or miss out. Industrial desalination and water reuse is your key to this market. From the continuously advancing ultrapure water systems that underpin the pharmaceutical and microelectronics industries to the to the high recovery technologies becoming more prevalent for produced water management, we show you the opportunities

Market and Technology Overview

Coverage of key technologies relevant to industrial desalination and water reuse

Technology trends and market forecasts - covers the geographies which are most under pressure to invest in water efficiency and improved wastewater treatment and industry specific forecast categories by treatment type.

Key Technology Areas

In this report, we provide our most in depth coverage of technologies than any report published so far:

Seawater desalination: where and why are industrial water users turning to seawater desalination, and what are the trends in the membrane and thermal technologies they are using?

Ultrapure water: value and technology trends in high purity process water systems including reverse osmosis, ion exchange, and electrodeionisation

Industrial wastewater desalination: why is demand for high recovery wastewater desalination systems growing so quickly, which industrial processes are driving demand, and how is technology shaping the market?

Other advanced treatment technologies: how demand for improved water efficiency is driving technological development in biological treatment, physical/chemical separation and disinfection.

Market Sector Profiles

The market sector profiles highlight what makes each industrial sector so unique, paving the way for your involvement. The profiles cover: water requirements, wastewater challenges, trends in technology and water reuse, procurement models, supply chain analysis and a market forecast.

Oil and gas: From the Canadian oil sands, to coal seam gas in Australia, and enhanced off-shore oil recovery, water treatment is emerging as a key driver of value across the energy sector. This section pinpoints the specific market niches which offer the richest opportunities for water technology companies.

Refining and petrochemicals: the downstream petrochemical industry is moving more towards emerging economies like India and China as well as upstream producer economies in the Gulf and North Africa. Most new refining capacity is being built in water scarce areas, prompting a revolution in the way water is managed in this sector.

Power generation: electricity generation is the largest industrial water use. It's also responsible for some of the most challenging wastewaters. This, plus the growing power demands of emerging economies and the need to increase the efficiency of steam generation in mature economies, creates a recipe for solid market growth.

Food and Beverage: this is the largest industrial market for water technology by total expenditure. It is also the one which is most under pressure to improve its water stewardship.

Pharmaceutical: global healthcare expenditure is expected to grow faster than the global economy as a whole for the foreseeable future. It also has some of the most complex water treatment needs seen anywhere in the industrial sector.

Microelectronics: the most significant and challenging market for high purity water. Process water requirements are continuing to become more exacting, while stewardship concerns are making companies rethink their approach to water efficiency and effluent treatment.

Pulp and Paper: a massive user of water, and potentially a significant source of pollution. Although the majority of plants are located in water rich regions, producers are being pushed towards reuse by tougher environmental regulation.

Mining: the process water needs of the mining industry are increasingly pressed up against social and environmental limits, forcing mining companies to make desalination and water reuse a central part of their strategy.

CD-ROM Contents

CD-Rom Includes Excel spreadsheets for:

Industrial desalination and water reuse market forecast

Inventory of industrial seawater desalination plants

Inventory of UF/MF installations with a capacity of more than 10,000 m3/d